CVE-2011-1823 — Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2011-1823: Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Android |
| Product | Android OS |
| Date added | 2022-09-08 |
| Due date | 2022-09-29 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/vold/+/c51920c82463b240e2be0430849837d6fdc5352e; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1823
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1823
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog